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Gospel People | Week 3 | When Trust Gets Tested | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Life will present moments for your faith to be TESTED and PROVEN. By faith, righteousness is DECLARED... and DEMONSTRATED. Genesis 22:1-2, 5-8, 11-14 (CSB) Trust the PROVIDER (and it's not ME). Hebrews 11:17-19 (CSB) James 2:21-24 (CSB) Hebrews 11:1-2; 12:1-2 (CSB) Fix your FOCUS on the FOUNDER.
Gospel People | Week 2 | Faith in What? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Faith is TRUST... and trust is only ever as good as its OBJECT. Biblical faith is defined by WHAT IT TRUSTS, not by HOW HARD IT BELIEVES. Genesis 15:1-6 (CSB) It's not the strength of your FAITH - it's the strength of your GOD. Biblical faith doesn't DENY REALITY; it trusts a GREATER REALITY. RIGHTEOUSNESS is a…
Gospel People | Week 1 | What Grace Makes Us | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma εὐαγγέλιον [euaggelion /yoo·ang·ghel·ee·on/ ] Gospel = Good News The gospel doesn't just change what we DO or what we KNOW; it changes WHO WE ARE. Genesis 3:15 (CSB) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (CSB) “If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why…
Beyond Expectation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Psalms 23:1-6 (CSB) John 10:14-15, 27 (CSB) Psalms 23:5-6 (CSB) God's GOODNESS is beyond EXPECTATION God's PREPARATION is not STINGY - it is ABUNDANT God's PROVISION doesn't just meet NEED - it EXCEEDS EXPECTATION Psalm 66:12 (CSB) God's PRESENCE SUSTAINS us - even when ENEMIES SURROUND us SONG- God Is So Good
Hurt and Held | Pastor Nate Birdine | Life Center Tacoma Luke 8:40-56 (CSB) Luke 7:34 (CSB) Central Idea: The Pain of Life is opportunity to be close to God not push him away. The pain of life does not mean there is no presence of God Psalm 34:18 (CSB) You can be around Jesus but never reach out 2 Chronicles 16:11-14 (NLT) We are called to live a resurrected life John 20:24-27 (CSB)
Stewardship: The Freedom of Owning Nothing | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 25:14-30 (CSB)
Freedom in the Gap | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma Luke 24:13-20 (CSB) Freedom FROM and freedom IN The gap is where HOPE and REALITY don't match Luke 24:21 (CSB) Jesus REFRAMES what He doesn't immediately REMOVE Luke 24:25-27 (CSB)
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 12 | Courage When It Counts | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Being the Church will require COURAGE Acts 28:30-31 (CSB) It is easy to want the "without hindrance" ending without embracing the COURAGE required to get there. Hebrews 10:35-36, 39 (CSB) God is faithful to LEAD and PROVIDE. That doesn't mean you won't need COURAGE. Acts 23:11 (CSB) Courage to…
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 11 | The Gift of Conviction | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Acts 20:22-25 (CSB) Acts 20:36-38 (CSB) Acts 21:1-14 (CSB) Conviction, commitment and clarity are not personality types. They are fruit of a surrendered life. Conviction doesn't DEMAND agreement - it INVITES witness Acts 4:19-20 (CSB) Commitment doesn't MINIMIZE the cost - it's the willingness to…
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 10 | Who Are You? | Pastor Josiah Thomas | Life Center Tacoma Acts 19:11-15 (CSB) Believe in the POWER of God Acts 19:11-12 (CSB) Know the PERSON of Jesus Acts 19:13-15 (CSB) Matthew 7:21-23 (CSB) Respond with ACTION Acts 19:16-20 (CSB) Luke 9:23-24 (CSB) Acts 19:20 (CSB) 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB)
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 9 | I Need All of It | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma We will never outgrow our need to be FORMED and FILLED - and the GRACE of JESUS provides both. Acts 18:23-28 (CSB) Acts 19:1-10 (CSB) We need to be FORMED Proverbs 9:9 (CSB) We need to be FILLED The Holy Spirit isn't OPTIONAL... He is ESSENTIAL The grace of Jesus doesn't just "GET us in", it also "GROWS…
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 8 | The Unknown God | Pastor Wes Davis | Life Center Tacoma Acts 17:22-23 (NLT) God is the CREATOR of everything God made us for a RELATIONSHIP with Him Our sin is what SEPARATES us from God Level 1: Stranger Level 2: Acquaintance Level 3: Friend Level 4: Close Friend Level 5: Lifelong
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 6 | Praise in the Dungeon | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma Acts 16:16-24 (CSB) Acts 16:25 (CSB) Praise in the DUNGEON is an OVERFLOW of DEVOTION to God Psalm 100:1-5 (CSB) Acts 2:42 (CSB) We can praise in the DUNGEON when we have SURRENDERED CONTROL to God We can praise in the dungeon when we TRUST Him Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB) We can praise in the dungeon…
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 5 | The God Who Guides | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma One thing we must settle in our heart: God KNOWS what He is DOING God KNOWS the PEOPLE we need Acts 16:1-5 (CSB) 2 Timothy 1:5 (CSB) God SPEAKS through what He has already REVEALED 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (CSB) God GUIDES through both 'NO' and 'YES' Acts 16:6-10 (CSB) God CALLS us to MOVE when it's CLEAR
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 4 | What Do We Do With Disagreements? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma SHARP WORDS don't have to write the FINAL WORD Acts 15:36-41 (CSB) The TENSION: Who is RIGHT? The REALITY: Jesus' MISSION will move FORWARD The HOPE: The story isn't OVER 2 Timothy 4:11 (CSB)
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 3 | What Are You Adding? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The moment we ADD ANYTHING to the Gospel, we LOSE the Gospel Acts 15:1-21 (CSB) The CLARITY: we are saved by GRACE alone, through FAITH alone, in CHRIST alone The CHALLENGE: CHRIST + ANYTHING = not the Gospel The CALL: keep Jesus ABOVE it ALL Jesus above IDOLATRY Jesus above INDULGENCE Jesus above…
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 2 | Paul’s First Missionary Journey | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma Prepare for the JOURNEY Acts 13:1-3 (CSB) Declare the MESSAGE Acts 13:14-41 (CSB) Understand the RESPONSE Acts 13:42-52 (CSB)
To the Ends of the Earth | Week 1 | The God of the Unexpected | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma When the UNEXPECTED hits, the Church CLINGS to the God who can be TRUSTED Acts 12:1-11 (CSB) Unexpected PROBLEMS Unexpected PEACE Unexpected POWER Acts 12:24 (CSB)
Resurrection Sunday | The Day Everything Changed | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma 1 Corinthians 15:14; 17; 19-20 (CSB) The reality of THAT DAY has the power to change your EVERY DAY Luke 23:55-56 (CSB) Mark 16:1-4 (CSB) Luke 24:3-6a (CSB) What's your OBSTACLE? What's your OPPORTUNITY? In Jesus there is LIVING HOPE 1 Peter 1:3-5 (CSB) The reality of THAT DAY has the power to change your…
Good Friday 2026 | The Crown, The Nails, The Cross | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma "The most horrible thing that ever happened was the most wonderful thing that ever happened." -Paul Tripp Jesus received WHAT I DESERVED so that through Him I now receive WHAT I DON'T DESERVE. Luke 23:33-38 (CSB) The CROWN Matthew 27:27-31 (CSB) The NAILS Isaiah 53:5-6 (CSB) Luke 22:37 (CSB) “The Innocent…
Who Is This? | Palm Sunday | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 21:10-11 (CSB) Who Is This? Jesus is the PROPHET who came TO US Jesus is the PRIEST who will offer HIMSELF for us Hebrews 7:22, 24-27 (CSB) Jesus is the KING who SAVES us "The gospel is not about choosing to follow advice, it's about being called to follow a King. Not just someone with the power and authority to tell you…
We Are The Church | Week 12 | Good News For The Outsider | Pastor Nate Birdine | Life Center Tacoma Acts 10:1-16 (CSB) God is in the business of bringing ALL people to Himself Acts 10:17-32 (CSB) Genesis 12:1-4 (CSB) When you and I show partiality, God's heart is missed Acts 10:22-34 (CSB) “So many Christians simply have no idea of the staggering immensity of God’s love for them and of that love’s…
We Are The Church | Week 11 | On the Hunt | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Saul was HUNTING the Church and didn't realize that the GRACE of Jesus was HUNTING him. Acts 9:1-20 (CSB) Grace CONFRONTS "The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation." -C.S. Lewis | Surprised By Joy Grace CALLS Grace CLARIFIES Grace CHALLENGES Grace CHANGES US
We Are The Church | Week 10 | Prepared For Prompting | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Prepared to GO Acts 8:4-8, 14-17 (CSB) Acts 8:26-30 (CSB) Prepared to SHARE Acts 8:30-35 (CSB) 1 Peter 3:15 (CSB) Prepared for the UNEXPECTED Acts 8:36-40 (CSB) Matthew 4:19 (CSB) Prepared for THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Acts 1:8 (CSB)
We Are The Church | Week 9 | The Purpose of Power | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma When the purpose of POWER gets confused, the destination is DISASTER. Acts 8:9-25 (CSB) The test of DISCERNMENT The test of GLORY Proverbs 16:18 (CSB) The test of POWER The test of GENUINE BELIEF The test of REPENTANCE James 4:6 (CSB)
We Are The Church | Week 8 | The Cost of Witness | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The Gospel ADVANCED because people not only LIVED for Jesus, but also DIED for Jesus. Acts 6:8-15 (CSB) Acts 7:54-8:8 (CSB) The message of Jesus will always have OPPOSITION SACRIFICE becomes SEEDS for SALVATION Hebrews 13:3 (CSB) PAIN and PRESSURE don't mean that God is ABSENT Acts 1:8 (CSB) The WITNESS of…
We Are The Church | Week 7 | The Church Unstoppable | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma Acts 6:1-7 (CSB) The Church is UNSTOPPABLE because GOD IS UNSTOPPABLE Romans 8:38-39 (CSB) The Church was unstoppable BECAUSE IT DID NOT LOSE SIGHT of its MISSION The Church was unstoppable because it LEARNED TO ADAPT without LOSING ITS MESSAGE The Church was unstoppable because it RESPONDED TO CONFLICT…
We Are The Church | Week 6 | Reputation and Reality | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 4:31-37 (CSB) UNITY in the SPIRIT GENEROSITY in HEART and HAND AUTHENTICITY in heart MOTIVATION Acts 5:1-11 (CSB) REPUTATION without REALITY DIVIDED hearts that drive DECEPTION Embracing HYPOCRISY while minimizing God's HOLINESS The Gospel doesn't just change what we BELIEVE, it changes what we…
We Are The Church | Week 5 | Everyday Power | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The Holy Spirit EMPOWERS His church to make JESUS VISIBLE. Acts 3:1-10 (CSB) Empowered for EVERYDAY MOMENTS Empowered for OPEN EYES Empowered to understand what we HAVE, not what we LACK Empowered to make JESUS KNOWN The MIRACLE is about the MESSAGE We are the "USED TO BE"
We Are The Church | Week 4 | Devotion is a Decision | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Our DECISIONS shape our DIRECTION Our DIRECTION shapes our DESTINY Devotion is a DECISION Acts 2:42-47 (CSB) No one DRIFTS into DISCIPLESHIP "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi Deep love for GOD'S WORD Deep CONNECTION and COMMUNITY Deep commitment to PRAYER Deep GENEROSITY…
Today We Honor Dr. King We Are The Church | Week 3 | Clarity for Confusion | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma The Spirit empowers the Church to be a voice of CLARITY for a CONFUSED world. Acts 2:14-18 (CSB) The THREAT of CONFUSION The POWER of CONVICTION Acts 2:22-25 (CSB) The GIFT of CLARITY and CERTAINTY Acts 2:36-41 (CSB) What should we DO?
We Are The Church | Week 2 | Not Optional | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus wants His Church FILLED Acts 2:1-13 (CSB) A church positioned in PRAYER is positioned for POWER God gives the Church a BAPTISM it NEEDS The SOUND of Pentecost The SIGHT of Pentecost The SPEECH of Pentecost From the START, the Church didn't EXIST for ITSELF What does this MEAN? Ephesians 5:15-21 (CSB)
Act: Be the Church | Week One | The Movement Begins | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma TRANSFORMED people TRANSFORM the WORLD Luke 1:1-4 (CSB) Acts 1:1-11 (CSB) JESUS is still at WORK WAITING TIME is never WASTED TIME The Church needs POWER The Church has a PURPOSE The Church has a LIVING SAVIOR who is COMING AGAIN
Grounded in Humility | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma The Will to Learn 1 Peter 5:5 (CSB) The Will to Wait 1 Peter 5:6-7 (CSB)
Born to Change the World | Week 4/Christmas Eve | The Present of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Luke 2:1-20 (CSB) The greatest present our hearts could ever hope for has already been provided. Good News Great Joy All People Christmas isn't a story to just remember; it's a reality to embrace. The Savior that was born in Bethlehem must be born in out heart.
Born to Change the World | Week 3 | The Plan of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The miracle that CHANGED the WORLD didn't arrive without CHALLENGE Matthew 1:18-25 (CSB) God doesn't AVOID the MESS, He ENTERS it. Fully trusting God's PLAN requires fully trusting God's CHARACTER. SUBMISSION to God's plan requires a SERVANT'S HEART. Luke 1:38 (CSB) Matthew 1:25 (CSB) THIS story…
Born to Change the World | Week 2 | The Promise of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Long before the world saw the MANGER, God promised a MESSIAH. Isaiah 9:2-7 (CSB) The promise came in an UNEXPECTED PACKAGE Galatians 4:4-5 (CSB) “God’s answer to everything that has ever terrorized us is a child…His answer to the bullies swaggering through history is not to become an even bigger…
Born to Change the World | Week 1 | The "Problem" of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Genesis 1:1 (CSB) Genesis 3:7-9; 14-15 (CSB) Christmas is where God's DESIRE and our DILEMMA meet. The PROBLEM is REAL, but so is the SOLUTION. Romans 5:12; 18-19 (CSB) The HOPE we are looking for isn't found in SOMETHING; it is found in SOMEONE. John 1:1-5; 14 (CSB) Galatians 4:4-5 (CSB) How…
Anthem | Week 3 | On Repeat | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Repetition is the MOTHER OF MEMORY. What you repeat most in life is FILTERING and FRAMING your PERSPECTIVE. God's faithful love is seen in His CREATION and His REDEMPTION. Psalm 135:1 (CSB) God's FAITHFUL LOVE 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (CSB) God is the one who REMEMBERS ME Psalm 136:23 (CSB) God is the one who RESCUES ME Psalm…
Anthem | Week 2 | Don't Forget | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Forgetting is the first long step towards spiritual disaster. We must take seriously the importance of RECEIVING and REMEMBERING the GOODNESS of God "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." -A.W. Tozer Philippians 4:8 (CSB) Ephesians 6:11 (CSB) Psalms 103:1-14 (CSB) We all…
Anthem | Week 1 | When the Praises Go Up! | Pastor Nate Birdine | Life Center Tacoma Big Idea: Through Thanksgiving - we rise above the noise of SELF. Two problems in our present world: 1. Focus on self - comfort, being made well, being made better. 2. A heart of complaint Would we not start with comlpaint, but with thanks Psalms 100:4-5 (CSB) Our praise reminds who is in charge Psalms 100:3 (CSB)…
Friend of Sinners | Week 4 | The Heart of the Issue | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma There are two ways to experience distance: Self-serving ACTIONS and self-righteous ATTITUDES Jesus came to save those who are BROKEN BY REBELLION and those who are BLINDED BY RELIGION. Luke 15:1-2, 11, 23-32 (CSB) ACTIONS can take you to a distant LAND. ATTITUDES can keep you in a distant and defensive…
Friend of Sinners | Week 3 | Better Than I Planned | Pastor Josiah Thomas | Life Center Tacoma Luke 15:1-3, 11-24 (CSB) HIS PLAN is better than your plan Luke 15:12 (CSB) Luke 15:14 (CSB) Isaiah 55:8-9 (CSB) Luke 15:19 (CSB) HIS LOVE doesn't cost you anything, but it cost Him everything Luke 15:20-21 (CSB) "The father, in his house, clearly represents God. The best understanding of the text is to…
Friend of Sinners | Week 2 | The God Who Rejoices | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma When you think about God, do you imagine Him JOYFUL? What brings God joy? God rejoices in RESTORED RELATIONSHIP Luke 15:1-2, 8-10 (CSB) Restoration required INTENTIONALITY Restoration required INTENSITY The outcome of restoration: JOY! Zephaniah 3:14-17 (CSB) Restoration is found in REPENTANCE
Friend of Sinners | Week 1 | One is Worth It | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Luke 15:1-7 (CSB) For Jesus, ONE is WORTH it. Ezekiel 34:1-2, 4, 11-12 (CSB) John 10:11 (CSB) Isaiah 53:6 (CSB) Our shepherd SEEKS US OUT Our shepherd JOYFULLY CARRIES US 1 Peter 2:24-25 (CSB) You are so VALUABLE TO GOD!
Our DNA | Week 4 | Love Well | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (CSB) We Reach Wide | We Build Strong | We Love Well Luke 14:15-24 (CSB) LOVE is our ORIGIN John 3:16-17 (CSB) 1 John 4:9-10 (CSB) LOVE is our IDENTITY John 13:34-35 (CSB) 1 John 4:7-8, 19-21 (CSB) LOVE is what DRIVES us Romans 10:13-15 (CSB)
Matthew 7:24-27 (ESV) Jesus calls us to be His DISCIPLES, and then He TEACHES us how Mark 1:16-20 (CSB) To become a disciple of Jesus we don't have to have a GREAT RESUME, because we SIMPLY PRESENT HIS The journey of discipleship starts with BEING IN RELATIONSHIP with Jesus John 17:24, 26 (CSB) Discipleship is not something that is DONE TO US, discipleship is a DECISION TO ACCEPT HIS INVITATION…
Luke 14:15-24 (CSB) God wants HEAVEN CROWDED Bring LIFE IN JESUS to EVERY LIFE in our communities We reach wide Everything has been PREPARED There is ROOM at the TABLE Jesus invites us to REACH WIDE - with the same REACH that RESCUED us
Our DNA: What Makes Us "Us" | Week 1 | It's About Life | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma We are about LIFE, because LIFE is who JESUS is 1 John 5:11-13 (CSB) Our mission is to bring LIFE IN JESUS to EVERY LIFE in our communities John 1:4 (CSB) John 10:10 (CSB) John 20:31 (CSB) We CARRY the life: I carry the life of Jesus WITH ME and IN ME Galatians 2:20 (CSB) We CARE for lives: every life…
